"Thin Wire" I felt the lump again. ‘It’s probably nothing,’ I said out loud. It wasn’t a hard lump but a knot of soft tissue under my arm. A wave of overwhelming doom made my knees buckle, I sat back on the bed. I rang the doctors’ surgery. ‘Is it an emergency?’ the receptionist asked. I thought for a moment. Is it? ‘Well … yes,’ I Continue Reading
Archives for January 2013
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Interviews Indie Authors on KUCI 88.9FM
Barbara DeMarco Barrett, author, host of the Pen on Fire speaker series and radio host of Writers on Writing at KUCI 88.9FM, admits she was reluctant to invite "self-published" or as I prefer to call us, "indie-authors" to her show. I don't blame her. She has, after all, interviewed several famous, traditionally published authors on her radio Continue Reading
“My Gutsy Story®” Mary Gottschalk
Welcome to Our New 2013 "My Gutsy Story®" Series "Giving Up the Illusion of Control" “Can’t we just sail around the world now, instead of waiting until we’re retired?” My story begins with that simple question to my husband Tom, posed on a snowy February night in 1985. The answer seemed an obvious “no.” At age 40, we both had successful Continue Reading
How far should you take your brand?
When I decided to put a turquoise feather in my hair, I asked myself, "How far should I take my brand?" I made a spontaneous decision at my local gym today after chatting with Mary Visconte (a "My Gutsy Story" sponsor under Spectrum Specialities and Awards) told me she was getting her long brown hair colored purple and pink at the ends. She Continue Reading
